Day and Night World Map
The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.
UTC time = Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00.
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Partial Eclipse In Progress
- The map shows the November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse in progress.
- The partial eclipse is visible on the night side of Earth (darkest shade on the map), but it may be impossible or difficult to see in areas bordering twilight and daytime.
- The Moon symbol reflects the progress of the eclipse. The faint grey shade on the Moon represents the Earth's penumbra (penumbral eclipse phase) and the dark red shade represents the umbra (partial or total eclipse phase).
= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.
= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).
= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
= Nautical Twilight
= Astronomical Twilight
= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)
Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 32' South, Longitude: 47° 21' East
The ground speed is currently 437.21 meters/second, 1574.0 kilometres/hour, 978.0 miles/hour or 849.9 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.9" | 16.30 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | South | 16.30 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 51.4" | 977.70 mi | West | 0° 00' 34.4" | 0.66 mi | South | 977.67 mi |
24 hours | 0° 03' 28.9" | 3.79 mi | East | 0° 13' 38.6" | 15.64 mi | South | 16.09 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 05' North, Longitude: 132° 44' West
The ground speed is currently 425.18 meters/second, 1530.7 kilometres/hour, 951.1 miles/hour or 826.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 32.5" | 15.85 mi | West | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | North | 15.85 mi |
1 hour | 14° 32' 34.5" | 950.74 mi | West | 0° 09' 24.3" | 10.78 mi | North | 950.35 mi |
24 hours | 11° 12' 14.4" | 732.55 mi | East | 3° 21' 19.3" | 230.83 mi | North | 760.57 mi |
Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.
Location | Local Time | Distance | Direction | ||
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Antsirabe | Fri 11:36 am | 49 km | 31 miles | 27 nm | ![]() |
Antananarivo | Fri 11:36 am | 72 km | 45 miles | 39 nm | ![]() |
Fianarantsoa | Fri 11:36 am | 214 km | 133 miles | 115 nm | ![]() |
Toamasina | Fri 11:36 am | 265 km | 165 miles | 143 nm | ![]() |
Mahajanga | Fri 11:36 am | 437 km | 271 miles | 236 nm | ![]() |
Toliara | Fri 11:36 am | 569 km | 354 miles | 307 nm | ![]() |
Mamoudzou | Fri 11:36 am | 782 km | 486 miles | 422 nm | ![]() |
Saint-Paul | Fri 12:36 pm | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm | ![]() |
Saint-Denis | Fri 12:36 pm | 859 km | 534 miles | 464 nm | ![]() |
Saint-Pierre | Fri 12:36 pm | 871 km | 541 miles | 470 nm | ![]() |
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